Clothes guard attachment for ironing boards



, Nov. 23,1948. F. P. HAMMELL CLOTHES GUARD ATTACHMENT FOR IRONING BOARDS I Filed June 23, 1947 Inventor Atiwnty Patented Nov. 23, 1948 UNITED" STATES PATENT OFFICE 2,454,3 1

CLOTHES GUARD ATTACHMENT FOR I IRONING BOARDS Frederick P. Hammell, Washington, D. 0. Application June 23, 1947, Serial No. 756,482

v 1 This invention relates to improvements in ironing board attachments, and more particularly to a device for attaching to an ironing board for preventing the clothes being ironed from coming in contact with the floor upon which the ironing board is supported. An object of the invention is to provide an improved attachment for ironing boards which will be secured to the head or wider end of an ironing board, and will include a pairof spring projected arms disposed at either side of the ironing board for supporting a fabric guard strip, and means for normallyand reliably holding the arms in their extended position. it

Another object of the invention is to provide an improved fabric guard for securing to an ironing boardto extend transversely below the same in spaced relation thereto, whereby the clothes being ironed will not be permitted to drag or drop on the floorbelow therironing board.

A further object of the invention is to provide an improved attachment'for ironing boards which will include spring projected. arms disposed in spaced relation to the opposite sides of an ironing board, said arms being adapted to depend from suitable supporting members for supporting a detachable fabric guard sheet or strip looped below said board, and said arms being so arranged that the persondoing' the ironing may lean against them and force them towards the ironing board, but when pressure is removed from the arms, springs will automatically project the arms to their original and normal extended position.

A still further object of the invention is to provide an improved clothes guard for ironing boards which will be highly efiicient in operation, and relatively inexpensive to manufacture and produce.

Other objects will appear as the description proceeds.

In the accompanying drawings which constitute a part of the present application,

Figure 1 is a top plan view of the improved guard attachment shown attached to an ironing board;

Figure 2 is a side elevation of the improved guard attachment shown attached to an ironing board;

Figure 3 is a sectional view taken on the line 33 of Figure 1;

Figure 4 is a sectional view enlarged and taken on the line 4-4 of Figure 2;

Figure 5 is an enlarged sectional view taken on the line 5-5 of Figure 1, and

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6 Claims. (01. 38-111) Figure 6 is an enlarged sectional view taken on the line 6-6 of Figure 1.

Like characters of reference are used throughout the following specification and the accompanying drawings to. designate corresponding parts. i v r In carrying out the invention, there is provided an ironing board generally designated by the reference numeral I having a head or wide-end 2 and a rounded or narrow end 3, .together with suitable folding-or collapsible legs 4, f

The invention comprises two identical .parts which will be positively attached tothe .Lmder surface of the ironing board lat its head or. wide end 2, and will extend outwardly in opposite directions as clearly illustrated in Figure 1 of the drawings. l

The invention per se. comprises an inverted U-shape metal housing. 5 having opposed inwardly turned supporting flanges 6 and 1, and will be attached to each side of the under surface of the ironing board at the head or large end 2 by means of the screws 8, with the outer ends extending outwardly a short distance from the opposite sides of-the ironing board I.

Substantially rectangular supporting blocks or slide members il preferably made from wood, will be slidably disposed within the housing 5, and will support a laterally extending elongated guard supporting arm 10, secured to the end of the slide member 9 by means of the screws 1 l.

A pair of inwardly extending parallel spaced rods [2 and [3 will be supported in the inner end of the slide member 9, and a coil spring M will be placed about the rod l2, while the coil spring 15 will be disposed about the rod l3. A pair of right angular bracket members I6 and I! will be formed with openings 18 through their vertical portions for permitting the rods l2 and I3 to freely pass through. The bracket members [6 and I! will be attached to the metal housing in any desired manner, as for example by spot weldmg.

An L-shape bumper bracket [9 will be slotted as at 20, and will be adjustably supported on the inner surface of the housing 5 between the bracket members l6 and I! by means of a set screw or bolt 2| extending through said slot 20. A rubber bumper buttom 22 will be suitably attached to the vertical portion of the bracket l9 to be engaged by the end of the slide member 9 when a person pushes into the arm l0 forcing the same into its innermost position adjacent the side of the ironing board I. Obviously, when the pressure is relieved, the springs 14 and I5 will automatically project the slide member 9' and its arm ID to its extended position.

A spring or resilient locking finger 23 will be attached to the outer end of the housing 5, and will be provided with a depending latch tip 24, which will be adapted to engage and seat in the looking notch or seat 25 formed in the outer end of the slide member 9 when it is retracted to its innermost position during the time the ironing board is not in use.

As before mentioned two of the devices just mentioned and described will be employed and attached to the ironing board I so that the arms 10 will extend along the opposite sides of the board and in spaced relation therefrom.

A suitable fabric guard strip 2G will be provided with pocketed hems 21 at its opposite ends for threading over the arms l0, so that the strip will extend transversely below the ironing board I in a loop, as clearly illustrated in Figures 2 and 3, thereby preventing the clothes (not shown) when being ironed from dragging or dropping on the floor beneath the ironing board.

From the foregoing description, it will be seen that there has been devised and provided a highly efficient guard strip attachment for ironing boards which may be manufactured at a relatively low expense.

While the preferred embodiment of the instant invention has been illustrated and described, it will be understood that it is not intended to limit the scope of the invention thereto, as many minor changes in detail of construction may be resorted to without departure from the spirit of the invention.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is:

.1. The combination of an ironing board and a fabric clothes guard therefor, said guard including similarl formed housings attachable to the opposite under surfaces of said board and provided with spring projected supporting arms slid- .ably mounted therein for parallel movement towards and away from the side of said ironing "board, and a fabricclothes guard strip having ing similarly formed housings attachable to the opposite under surfaces of said board and provided with spring projected supporting arms slidably mounted therein for parallel movement towards and away from the sides of said ironing board, a cushioning bumper for limiting inward movement of said arms, and a fabric clothes guard strip having loops at its opposite ends for fitting over said arms and to underlie said ironing board.

3. The combination of an ironing board and a clothes guard therefor being detachably supported on said board and being movable towards and away from the sides of the board in parallel relation, and means for normally and resiliently projecting said guard to its extended position.

4. The combination of an ironing board and a fabric clothes guard therefor being detachably attached to said board on its lower side, means for supporting a pair of arms in parallel spaced relation at the opposite sides of the ironing board for movement laterally toward and away from said ironing board, arms on said means, a fabric guard strip supported on said arms, means for resiliently projecting said arms to their extended position, and a cushioning bumper for limiting the inward movement of said arms.

5. The subject matter as claimed in claim 4, and an adjustable cushioning bumper for limiting the inward movement of said arms.

6. The subject matter as claimed in. claim 4, an adjustable cushioning bumper for limiting the inward movement of said arms, and a spring latch for locking said arms in their innermost position.

FREDERICK P. HAMMELL.

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